Stephen Schneck, director, Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies (IPR), was quoted in an article published by the Wall Street Journal, discussing the appointment of Archbishop Tobin. See below.

Pope Francis Names Joseph Tobin as Head of Newark Archdiocese

Stephen Schneck, director of the Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies at the Catholic University of America, said in an email that Archbishop Tobin embodied much of what Pope Francis has espoused, including his outspoken advocacy for disadvantaged populations, the protection of life from “conception until natural death” and “the moral imperative to care for the earth.”

“I see the appointment of Tobin to Newark as an unmistakable message for what Pope Francis hopes for from the leadership of the church in the United States,” Mr. Schneck said.